Monthly Archives: June 2012

Every day, in every way

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June 25, 2012

by
Avdi Grimm

It’s time to reclaim the lost art of refactoring. Continue reading →

Use revision control annotation in your editor

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June 22, 2012

by
Avdi Grimm

I was discussing comments vs. intention-revealing code with some folks on Twitter today and I realize that there’s a tool I take so much for granted I don’t even think about it any more. The tool is called VC-Annotate in … Continue reading →

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Building Gems that Don’t Suck – Hashrocket Lunch&Learn Video

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June 13, 2012

by
Avdi Grimm

Here’s the video of the other lunch&learn mini-talk I did while visiting Hashrocket. The topic is building and packaging Ruby libraries. Caution: may contain Tom Selleck.

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Objects on Rails “Sponsor Edition” now includes a conversation with Sandi Metz!

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June 12, 2012

by
Avdi Grimm

Objects on Rails comes in three “editions”. There’s the one you can read for free online. There’s the $5 “download edition”. And I also offer a $20 “Sponsor Edition” for people who really feel like it’s worth more than $5, … Continue reading →

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Seeking a used MacBook for my mom

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June 11, 2012

by
Avdi Grimm

My mom has been nursing along an iBook G4 for many years, but it is finally showing signs of giving up the ghost. She could really use a “new” (to her) MacBook. A little about my mom: she’s now in … Continue reading →

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Posted on
June 5, 2012

by
Avdi Grimm

Last year I gave a talk entitled “Confident Code” at several conferences and other venues, including RubyNation, RailsConf, Cascadia RubyConf, and Ruby Midwest. Judging by the talk reviews linked above, people seemed to like it. Some of them have said … Continue reading →

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